Murder at the Marquee, VL McBeath
Murder at the Marquee, VL McBeath
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Murder at the Marquee
An Eliza Thomson Investigates Murder Mystery

Author: VL McBeath

Narrator: Nicola Victoria Vincent

Unabridged: 6 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/08/2024


Synopsis

The summer village fete, a newly erected marquee and a missing tent pegEliza Thomson Investigates…
August 1905: Recently home from their trip to Brighton, Eliza and Connie are deep in preparation for the local village fete.Half the villagers are involved too, and once the marquee is assembled, it soon fills up with eager stall holders.With the competition prizes awarded, the afternoon is almost at an end, but everything stops when a body is found hidden amongst the debris. Dead!With more visitors to the village than usual, and a victim with more enemies than friends, the list of murder suspects is long. But a chance meeting in the local pub may narrow the field.Eliza and Connie are keen to help the police with their enquiries, but when Inspector Adams arrives from New Scotland Yard, he clearly has something else on his mind. Can Eliza use her diplomatic skills to make sure the killer is found while keeping the peace at the police station?
This is the seventh standalone story in the Eliza Thomson Investigates audiobook series. If you like Miss Marple-style murder mysteries and historical women with attitude, you’ll love this historical British series.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Avis on September 28, 2023

Eliza and Connie ride again! Their interference in a murder case is not appreciated by the police force once more. Only P.C. Cooper understands how helpful these two ladies are and lets them gather much needed statements and clues from the people of two villages after a body is found in the marquee......more

Goodreads review by Marissa on September 30, 2023

Eliza and Connie are busy wit the town fete as well as most of the inhabitants of the small town. An erected marquee will collapse due to a missing peg causing it to collapse on majority of the citizens. There will be a body to be found in the aftermath. But was it due to the collapse or was a murder......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on September 22, 2023

The village fete and a body. Eliza and Connie are knee deep in preparations for the Moreton village fete. Everything runs smoothly thru the sales and competition awards but then a body is found. With all the extra visitors to the village, the suspect list is large. And the victim has met with several......more

Goodreads review by Anne on September 22, 2023

There is a fête being held in the village. There was trouble with the erected marquee so a couple of the workers came to rectify it. When the fête is over one of them was found to have been murdered. Eliza & Connie help the Sergeant & find several leads. Things slowly begin to come together. Inspect......more